Frank Langella

Frank Langella

🎂 1st January 1938 (88 yrs) 📍 Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Known For

Captain Fantastic

Biography

Frank A. Langella, Jr. (born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has received four Tony Awards (out of seven nominations) as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Langella's notable film roles include parts in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), Mel Brooks’s The Twelve Chairs (1970), Dracula (1979), Dave (1993), The Ninth Gate (1999), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Starting Out in the Evening (2007), Frost/Nixon (2008), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), All Good Things (2010), Robot & Frank (2012), Noah (2014), Captain Fantastic (2016), and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020). On television, Langella had recurring roles in The Americans (2013–2017) and Kidding (2018–2020).

Frank Langella

Movies Featuring Frank Langella

Angry Neighbors

Angry Neighbors (2022)

as Harry March
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

as Self
The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

as Judge Julius Hoffman
Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha (2019)

as Self
It Takes a Lunatic

It Takes a Lunatic (2019)

as Self
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding (2018)

as Self
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017)

as Self - Actor
Youth in Oregon

Youth in Oregon (2017)

as Raymond Engersol
Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic (2016)

as Jack Bertrang
All the Way

All the Way (2016)

as Sen. Richard Russell
Mike Nichols: An American Master

Mike Nichols: An American Master (2016)

as Self
The Driftless Area

The Driftless Area (2015)

as Tim Geer
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

as Skeletor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)

as Pasha (voice)
Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco (2014)

as Father Francis Tucker
5 to 7

5 to 7 (2014)

as Sam Bloom
Draft Day

Draft Day (2014)

as Anthony Molina
Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion (2014)

as Andy
Muppets Most Wanted

Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

as Beefeater Vicar
Noah

Noah (2014)

as Og (voice)
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)

as Chief Justice Warren Burger
Genius on Hold

Genius on Hold (2013)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Time Being

The Time Being (2012)

as Warner Dax
Robot & Frank

Robot & Frank (2012)

as Frank
Unknown

Unknown (2011)

as Rodney Cole
All Good Things

All Good Things (2010)

as Sanford Marks
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)

as Perry White (archive footage)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

as Lewis Zabel
The Box

The Box (2009)

as Arlington Steward
The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

as Mayor (voice)
Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon (2008)

as Richard Nixon
The Caller

The Caller (2008)

as Jimmy Stevens
No Image

Objects and Memory (2008)

as Narrator
Starting Out in the Evening

Starting Out in the Evening (2007)

as Leonard Schiller
Return to Rajapur

Return to Rajapur (2006)

as Ned Bears
Crossroads

Crossroads (2006)

as Father Tew
Superman Returns

Superman Returns (2006)

as Perry White
The Water Is Wide

The Water Is Wide (2006)

as Superintendent
King Tutankhamun - The Mystery Unsealed

King Tutankhamun - The Mystery Unsealed (2006)

Capitol Law

Capitol Law (2006)

as Managing Partner
Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

as William Paley
Back in the Day

Back in the Day (2005)

as Lieutenant Hudson
Now You See It...

Now You See It... (2005)

as Max
How You Look to Me

How You Look to Me (2005)

as Professor Driskoll
The Revamping of Dracula

The Revamping of Dracula (2004)

as Self
House of D

House of D (2004)

as Reverend Duncan
Inside High Noon

Inside High Noon (2003)

as Narrator (voice)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

as Self
111 Gramercy Park

111 Gramercy Park (2003)

as William
Sweet November

Sweet November (2001)

as Edgar Price
Cry Baby Lane

Cry Baby Lane (2000)

as Mr. Bennett
Stardom

Stardom (2000)

as Blaine De Castillon
Innocents

Innocents (2000)

as Robert Denright
The Road to 'Dracula'

The Road to 'Dracula' (1999)

as Self (archive footage)
The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate (1999)

as Boris Balkan
Alegría

Alegría (1999)

as Fleur
I'm Losing You

I'm Losing You (1998)

as Perry Needham Krohn
Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers (1998)

as Archer (voice)
Lolita

Lolita (1997)

as Clare Quilty
Eddie

Eddie (1996)

as Wild Bill Burgess
Cutthroat Island

Cutthroat Island (1995)

as Dawg
Moses

Moses (1995)

as Mermefta
Bad Company

Bad Company (1995)

as Vic Grimes
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)

as Narrator
Junior

Junior (1994)

as Noah Banes
Doomsday Gun

Doomsday Gun (1994)

as Dr. Gerald Bull
Brainscan

Brainscan (1994)

as Detective Hayden
Dave

Dave (1993)

as Bob Alexander
Body of Evidence

Body of Evidence (1993)

as Jeffrey Roston
No Image

Lincoln (1992)

as John Wilkes Booth (voice)
1492: Conquest of Paradise

1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

as Santangel
True Identity

True Identity (1991)

as Leland Carver
No Image

The Magic Balloon (1990)

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream (1990)

as Self
And God Created Woman

And God Created Woman (1988)

as James Tiernan
Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe (1987)

as Skeletor
The Men's Club

The Men's Club (1986)

as Harold Canterbury
Liberty

Liberty (1986)

as Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
No Image

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind (1983)

as Leonardo da Vinci
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

as Self
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner

Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner (1981)

as Sherlock Holmes
Sphinx

Sphinx (1981)

as Akmed Khazzan
Those Lips, Those Eyes

Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)

as Harry Crystal
Dracula

Dracula (1979)

as Count Dracula
The Prince of Homburg

The Prince of Homburg (1977)

as The Prince of Homburg
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976)

as John Buchanan
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976)

as John Adams
The Seagull

The Seagull (1975)

as Konstantin Treplev
The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro (1974)

as Don Diego / Zorro
The Wrath of God

The Wrath of God (1972)

as Thomas De La Plata
The Deadly Trap

The Deadly Trap (1971)

as Philippe
The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs (1970)

as Ostap Bender
Diary of a Mad Housewife

Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)

as George Prager
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation (N/A)

as Self
No Image

The Beast in the Jungle (N/A)